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Mother line R-general
The line of many branches
Age about 50,000 to 65,000 yearsPassed down mother to childStops 5 on the road
THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.
The story
More than 50,000 years ago, a woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, carried line N, and on the way east line R grew from it. R became the mother of many families, from Europe and West Asia to India, Southeast Asia and China. Every mother between her and you passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoHer line, later named N, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- West AsiaOn the way eastLine R likely grows from N somewhere between Arabia and India.
- South AsiaTens of thousands of years agoMany branches of R grow up in India.
- Southern ChinaIn later timesOthers, such as R9, B and R11, settle East and Southeast Asia.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Its many branches are found across Europe, West Asia and South Asia, and some in East and Southeast Asia.
Most often found in: Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkey.
